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Life expectancy2021

Life expectancy at birth estimated using mortality conditions in the reporting period.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data217 / 217No observation: 0
First-ranked country or territoryHong Kong SAR China85.53 years

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Life expectancy · 2021 · years
RankCountry / territoryValue (years)Year
01Hong Kong SAR China85.532021
02Monaco85.112021
03Japan84.452021
04Liechtenstein84.42021
05Switzerland83.752021
06Macao SAR China83.732021
07San Marino83.542021
08South Korea83.532021
09Australia83.32021
10Spain83.182021
11Iceland83.172021
12Norway83.162021
13Singapore83.092021
14Sweden83.062021
15Faroe Islands82.682021
16Italy82.652021
17Luxembourg82.62021
18Israel82.52021
19Andorra82.332021
20France82.322021
21Malta82.262021
22Ireland82.252021
23New Zealand82.212021
24Finland81.892021
25Belgium81.792021
26Bermuda81.742021
27Canada81.452021
28Denmark81.42021
29Portugal81.382021
30Netherlands81.312021
31Austria81.192021
32Qatar81.082021
33Germany80.792021
34Slovenia80.682021
35United Kingdom80.652021
36Cyprus80.572021
37Isle of Man80.422021
38Channel Islands80.32021
39Gibraltar80.272021
40St. Martin80.212021
41Greece80.082021
42U.S. Virgin Islands80.072021
43Puerto Rico79.772021
44French Polynesia79.572021
45Cayman Islands79.32021
46United Arab Emirates79.082021
47Chile78.882021
48Kuwait78.742021
49Northern Mariana Islands78.162021
50China78.122021
51Bahrain78.082021
52Maldives78.052021
53Costa Rica78.052021
54Thailand77.612021
55Turks & Caicos Islands77.232021
56Czechia77.222021
57Antigua & Barbuda77.22021
58New Caledonia77.112021
59Saudi Arabia77.092021
60Panama772021
61Estonia76.942021
62Albania76.842021
63Barbados76.582021
64Croatia76.422021
65United States76.332021
66Sri Lanka76.282021
67Oman75.972021
68Türkiye75.722021
69Curaçao75.692021
70Guam75.432021
70Uruguay75.432021
72Poland75.352021
73British Virgin Islands75.32021
74Algeria75.212021
75Kosovo74.982021
76Brunei74.872021
77Slovakia74.612021
78Bosnia & Herzegovina74.572021
79Grenada74.522021
80Sint Maarten74.52021
81Cape Verde74.422021
82Jordan74.22021
83Vietnam74.142021
84Hungary74.072021
85Lithuania74.042021
86Argentina73.952021
87Malaysia73.922021
88Palestinian Territories73.892021
89Montenegro73.822021
90Iran73.752021
91Mauritius73.682021
92Aruba73.662021
93Lebanon73.652021
94North Korea73.442021
95Seychelles73.42021
96Morocco73.382021
97North Macedonia73.252021
98Cuba73.22021
99Brazil73.042021
100Latvia72.982021
101Tunisia72.892021
102Romania72.812021
103Serbia72.782021
104Ecuador72.752021
105American Samoa72.712021
106Colombia72.72021
107Bhutan72.452021
108Syria72.422021
109Armenia72.282021
110Tonga72.132021
111Belarus72.072021
112Libya72.062021
113Kyrgyzstan71.92021
114Dominican Republic71.762021
115Uzbekistan71.682021
116Mongolia71.652021
117Georgia71.642021
118Ukraine71.632021
119Peru71.62021
120Venezuela71.542021
121Greenland71.262021
122Bulgaria71.212021
123Trinidad & Tobago71.112021
124Bangladesh71.12021
125Samoa71.12021
126Azerbaijan712021
127Belize70.922021
128Bahamas70.752021
129Iraq70.72021
130Nicaragua70.482021
131Kazakhstan70.132021
132Vanuatu69.952021
133El Salvador69.942021
134Russia69.92021
135Dominica69.832021
136Mexico69.752021
137Tajikistan69.592021
138Honduras69.492021
139Turkmenistan69.352021
140Cambodia69.32021
141St. Kitts & Nevis69.272021
142St. Vincent & Grenadines69.132021
143St. Lucia69.122021
144Jamaica69.082021
145Moldova68.992021
146Egypt68.982021
147Suriname68.942021
148Solomon Islands68.892021
149Palau68.562021
150Nepal68.382021
151Paraguay68.112021
152São Tomé & Príncipe68.032021
153Guatemala67.862021
154Laos67.812021
155Indonesia67.452021
156India67.282021
157Gabon67.072021
158Eritrea66.942021
159Senegal66.872021
160Rwanda66.852021
161Mauritania66.762021
162Philippines66.682021
163Uganda66.452021
164Timor-Leste66.22021
165Micronesia66.152021
166Tanzania66.132021
167Yemen66.022021
168Tuvalu65.822021
169Pakistan65.772021
170Myanmar (Burma)65.552021
171Marshall Islands65.422021
172Ethiopia65.332021
173Comoros65.22021
174Fiji64.92021
175Malawi64.782021
176Sudan64.462021
177Papua New Guinea64.362021
178Guyana64.322021
179Ghana64.292021
180Congo - Brazzaville64.192021
181Kiribati64.152021
182Gambia63.852021
183Djibouti63.832021
184Botswana63.32021
185Angola62.962021
186Haiti62.612021
187Madagascar62.522021
188Equatorial Guinea62.452021
189Zambia62.362021
190Burundi62.12021
191South Africa62.012021
192Guinea-Bissau61.652021
193Bolivia61.432021
194Togo61.342021
195Nauru61.332021
196Kenya61.222021
197Liberia61.172021
198Cameroon61.152021
199Namibia60.852021
200Afghanistan60.422021
201Côte d’Ivoire60.292021
202Mozambique60.272021
203Sierra Leone60.262021
204Zimbabwe60.142021
205Burkina Faso60.052021
206Congo - Kinshasa60.042021
207Benin59.612021
208Niger59.542021
209Guinea59.372021
210Mali59.122021
211Eswatini58.232021
212South Sudan57.052021
213Somalia55.72021
214Lesotho54.212021
215Nigeria53.462021
216Chad53.142021
217Central African Republic40.282021

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Indicator definition
Life expectancy at birth estimated using mortality conditions in the reporting period.
Unit
years
Source & definition
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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  "sourceNote": "Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.",
  "sourceOrganization": "World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division;\nStatistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices.;\nDemographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.",
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